Tahrir al-Sham Islamist alliance on Sunday has arrested four ISIS commander in northern Idlib province said they stood behind a series of suicide bombings that rocked the stronghold of former al Qaeda group, local reporter said.
Abu Sulaiman al-Russi, the ISIS security principal in the city of Idlib, was arrested early Sunday as Tahrir al-Sham wages major campaign against ISIS sleeper cells that stand behind a series of explosions and suicide bombing that targeted rebel factions in Idlib.
More three commanders and 7 militants were arrested in al-Dana town after raids on six pockets for the radical group. Tahrir al-Sham arrested Abu Ibrahim al-Iraqi who runs Idlib's sleeper cells, Abu al-Qa'qaa al-Janoubi, commander of Syrian north, and Abu al-Sawdaa al-Masri, the Shariah Responsible.
Meanwhile, Tahrir al-Sham ordered the residents to stay at home as well to cooperate with the security office to to inform about ISIS suspects.
This week, nine militants with links to the Islamic State were arrested after a deadly suicide bombing struck a teaching institute for Holy Quran where 15 people killed including children in the western countryside
